Brian Bull
ReporterBrian Bull joined the KLCC News Team in June 2016. In his 25 years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (17 regional), the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
An enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, Bull has worked with NPR's Next Generation Project geared towards diversifying the ranks of tomorrow's journalists. He's been a guest faculty instructor at the Poynter Institute on covering underrepresented communities. He's served as chair for Vision Maker Media, which supports authentic programs and documentaries produced by Native Americans.
He's glad to be home in the Pacific Northwest, close to his family, tribe, and the Oregon Coast. If only someone had warned him about the grass seed pollen every spring! Bull is married and has three children, and five cats. He enjoys photography, hiking, cooking, the visual and performing arts, and the occasional Godzilla movie.
Read how Brian's desire to spur reflection led him to a career in public media.
Brian has worked through the decades with NPR on its Next Generation Radio Project, which trains journalists from underrepresented communities to become tomorrow's reporters. Check out his latest project with Native American Journalists Association mid-career level mentees: https://naja-nextgen2021.nextgenradio.org/
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The CCPA has expressed its deepest sympathies for people who came to see a Friday night rap concert, while one of those wounded is appealing to others present to share what they saw with investigators. -
25-year-old Aaleigha Tynan was with her boyfriend Friday night, to see some friends and relatives perform in a hip hop concert along with 60 other people. Shots rang out as she was in the back of the WOW Hall, followed by panic and confusion. Tynan talked to KLCC's Brian Bull a couple days after the mass shooting near the crime scene.
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Stephanie Webster of Springfield took a call from her daughter’s boyfriend minutes after shots were heard behind the WOW Hall. The scene was pure pandemonium.
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Eugene police are seeking a suspect who opened fire during a hip-hop concert last night at the WOW Concert Hall. Six people were wounded and taken to a hospital, with one in critical condition.
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An annual review of statewide police records shows a disparity with how the Eugene Police Department conducts its operations with one cultural demographic.
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EnvironmentDioxin levels detected around the J.H. Baxter plant in Eugene have spurred the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to order the removal of soil from neighboring residences.
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Amid rocketing COVID-19 cases brought on by the Omicron variant, Oregon authorities are warning people to beware of sketchy COVID testing sites. The state Attorney General’s Office issued the warning, saying bad actors and businesses will try to score a quick buck during desperate times.
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The January 24 meeting will review proposals that will determine where unmanned aerial devices can take off and land, without disrupting other park activities and habitat.
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Junction City utility contractor, school board member, coach, and father will run for the district that will soon be vacated by Jay Boziewich.
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Economy & BusinessLast week, employees with the Willamette Street Starbucks location in South Eugene filed a petition to unionize. This follows similar developments in Seattle, Cleveland, and Mesa, Arizona.
